The wheels on the bus will continue to roll for the Jasper Seniors Society, thanks to a generous donation from Oka Sushi’s “chopstick locker” program.
For the seventh year, the restaurant has collected money from customers who in turn keep a pair of specially crafted Japanese chopsticks in one of 60 lockers at the sushi bar, located at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. The minimum cost for a locker is $50 annually, although larger donations are always welcome.
This year, sushi chef Tatsuhiko Okazaki and his wife, Rieko, donated $2,575.
“We love Jasper,” said Okazaki, as he presented the cheque to Glenda Cornforth, president of the Jasper Senior’s Society.
“This will keep the seniors bus running for another few years. We have about two to three years left of financing so this will really help us,” said Cornforth, adding that this is the only bus in town with a lift for wheelchairs.
The bus is used regularly to help seniors do their weekly grocery shopping and also helps get them to medical appointments in Hinton at least once a month.
“This donation is very much appreciated.”
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